A Starting Over at 60 Blog Last night, the dream came back. I am at a meeting with one of my former employers. I shouldn’t be there. But I am. A formal meeting in a high-end hotel plays out before me. I observe, both in and out of the scene. They ask me to performContinue reading “Hup, Two, Three, Four”
Category Archives: Into the Wilderness
Can you resist the patriarchy and follow today’s beauty standards?
A Starting Over at 60 Blog The other day I watched an Insta reel from a woman noting the return of skinny culture. Look at Sharon and Kelly Osborne, and their star-sought GLP-1-induced emaciation and you’ll see what she means. In numerous glamour shots, Sharon and Kelly pose, their gaunt cheeks and eyes betraying aContinue reading “Can you resist the patriarchy and follow today’s beauty standards?”
Long Overdue: An Apology
A Starting Over at 60 Blog This past week, the renowned medical journal, The Lancet, issued an apology. Specifically, the journal admitted a bias and ignorance toward women’s medical issues. In this case, they admitted they had gotten a diagnosis wrong. They had misnamed and mischaracterized a female condition known as PCOS, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome.Continue reading “Long Overdue: An Apology”
It’s May and… May I Ask a Favor?
My book— cover above— will be coming out late fall 2026. My publisher and I are in final edits, as well as beginning tor raise awareness. I rarely ask for favors— my last was around the winter holidays— but I have a favor to ask today. Will you please visit my site to reserve aContinue reading “It’s May and… May I Ask a Favor?”
The Trad Wife: Is It Driving the End of Marriage?
A Surviving Facts Blog The other day, I was running errands and ended up stopping in a posh cafe in a posh New Jersey town. I wasn’t eating lunch; rather, I had dropped in to purchase the cafe’s homemade pastries: an almond croissant for one daughter, a chocolate croissant for the other, some goodies forContinue reading “The Trad Wife: Is It Driving the End of Marriage?”
Serenity Now
A Raising Autism Blog Do you remember the Seinfeld episodes when Frank Constanza tried soothing himself by using the mantra “Serenity Now”? I’ve been using a mantra too. As with Frank, it’s not working. My mantra is more specific: “Don’t Lose It.” I’ve been repeating this through weeks of conflict with my autistic daughters. TruthContinue reading “Serenity Now”
It’s a Big, Bad World, Part 3 of Helping Autistic Girls Become Women
A Raising Autism Blog I’m an optimist by nature, at least most of the time. I have believed fervently that every problem can be solved. I base this belief on the assumption that support resources of any kind— therapeutic models, analysis, occupational assistance, studies, research— are available to provide encouragement, problem-solving and renewal. With myContinue reading “It’s a Big, Bad World, Part 3 of Helping Autistic Girls Become Women”
Spinning: Helping Autistic Girls Become Women, Part 2
A Raising Autism Blog The Italian tour over, we were back to “regular” life. I was still working at this time, though I’d lose my job just a month and a half later, an event compounded because I was in the midst of my daughter’s challenges. I remember one particularly bad day. I always workedContinue reading “Spinning: Helping Autistic Girls Become Women, Part 2”
Helping Autistic Girls Become Women, Part 1, The Italian Tour
A Raising Autism Blog I’ve had a rough few weeks. I’m sick of Trump and the miserable state of America. I’m tired of trying to figure out how to protect my family from impending disaster. Do I live far enough from NY to avoid nuclear fallout? Or will radioactive ash rain down on our homeContinue reading “Helping Autistic Girls Become Women, Part 1, The Italian Tour”
Exciting Announcement!
Two years ago, I was called into an early morning meeting. At the age of 60, my corporate career was suddenly over. It was a tough time, and I needed guidance. None was available. So I wrote it myself. My new book, You’re Always 39: How to recover from late career job loss and reinventContinue reading “Exciting Announcement!”
Walk the Moon 